Our Latest Fly Fishing Updates - Blog - Alphonse Fishing Co™

The Angler's Diary

Read our blog articles covering all the latest fly fishing and deep sea fishing reports at our destinations. Eager anglers get valuable tips on which rods, reels, tackle, and gear to use when heading onto the flats and deeper to the blue waters. You can also learn more about the difference Alphonse Fishing Company, its partners, and the Alphonse Foundation is making in conserving the this Indian Ocean Archipelago’s flora, fauna, and marine life.

View Our Articles & Updates

Feel free to scroll & explore through our endless articles below, select your categories of interest in the navigation bar or enter searches in the search box should you need to find the specific requests. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Alphonse Fishing Co. 15 November 2017
Alphonse Island Fishing News (28 October – 4 November 2017)

It’s always a pleasure sharing the water with return fishermen, but even better making new friends on the water. Challenging conditions and low light made it difficult to reach every goal, but with such a diverse fishery and a group of eight-experienced fisherman, the results spoke for ...
Read More
Alphonse Fishing Co. 2 November 2017
Alphonse Island Fishing News (21 – 28 October 2017)

Our eager team of anglers set out this week to cover as many bases as we have to offer and managed to do just that. The week started with the father and son team of Roye and Dean O’B having an exceptional morning out on the bluewater ...
Read More
Alphonse Fishing Co. 1 November 2017
BBC Earth – Giant Trevally vs Tern

Known as the ‘Gangsters of the Flats’, Giant Trevally (GTs) are revered for their bullish nature and sheer strength. Taking on one of these silvery beasts on the flats (or the deep for that matter) is not for the faint-hearted. It is well-known that GTs put up ...
Read More
Alphonse Fishing Co. 31 October 2017
Alphonse Island Fishing News (14 – 21 October 2017)

Week 4 started off with some spectacular post card conditions of slight winds and glassy seas, as long time friends reunited for their 20th annual trout rodeo meet. One thing that was very clear was this was sure to be a great week. Making the most of ...
Read More
Alphonse Fishing Co. 26 October 2017
Alphonse Island Fishing News (7 – 14 October 2017)

Week 3 kicked off in fine fashion. The weather forecasts were showing promise of the much-anticipated turn of the season, but the blue water fishing gave us an unexpected surprise, with Bills and Bones making their presence felt throughout the week. Father and son team of Steffen ...
Read More
Alphonse Fishing Co. 17 October 2017
Alphonse Island Fishing News (30 September – 7 October 2017)

As the Alphonse Fishing Co. team settles back into trusty patterns of area management around tidal changes, the fish tally becomes more and more impressive, leading to predictions of another bumper season out on St. François atoll. This week started with some less than favourable weather, however ...
Read More